A panel on higher education on the campus of SUNY Brockport dedicated by the Brockport Community Museum. The museum will dedicate a new panel on Erie Canal Commerce this Saturday.

“Where is the Brockport Community Museum?” you ask. It is everywhere!

On Saturday, October 29th at 10 a.m. there will be a dedication of a new sign along the Erie Canal made possible by the Brockport Community Museum.

“Where is the Brockport Community Museum?” you ask. It is everywhere!

This “museum without walls” allows history to go to the people, rather then people to visit a brick and mortar space.

As one of their missions, The Brockport Community Museum places historic displays in prominent places around the Village of Brockport and Town of Sweden – thus making history accessible and affordable.

Some of the places you can find the Brockport Community Museum’s displays are the Sweden/Clarkson Recreation Center, the Seymour Library, SUNY Brockport, and Superwalmart.

The museum also has three interpretative panels (signs) around the village. The dedication on Saturday will be the fourth.

The new panel is called “Canal Commerce in Brockport” and was sponsored by the Northside Service Center and Express Mart.

It will be placed on Canal Railing #1 on Main Street in the Village of Brockport.

The dedication ceremony is free and open to the public.

I love this traveling museum – my boys always enjoy looking in the cases at the various locations around town the museum places them. It is a great reminder in the hustle and bustle of daily life that history is everywhere and Brockport is so much more than the stores we shop in and roads we drive.

Caurie Putnam I'm proud to have called Brockport my home for the past 15 years. I love it because it has a small town feel, but the presence of SUNY Brockport adds a small city flavor. I moved to Brockport after graduating from the University of Rochester to cover the community as a reporter for Messenger Post Newspapers. I grew up in Connecticut and Washington County, NY but fell in love with Brockport and decided to raise my family here. I am a single mom to two busy little boys who take after their busy Mommy! I am also a freelance writer for The Democrat and Chronicle and several other publications in western New York. My Brockport activities include: The Brockport Moms Club, Brockport PTSA, JJ's Angels, The Brockport Blizzards, and Tri-County Youth Hockey. As the Brockport Blogger, my goal is to bring you positive, family centered, community news and photos. Brockport is the hidden gem of Monroe County and I love to shine it up. Please send ideas, press releases, and feedback to Caurie at caurie@urgrad.rochester.edu You can also follow me on Twitter at @CauriePutnam